Meanings
nounactualism (countable and uncountable, plural actualisms)
plural actualisms
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe belief that actuality and existence are co‐extensive: i.e., that only actual things exist, and merely possible things do not.
Antonyms: possibilism
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe belief that actuality and existence are co‐extensive: i.e., that only actual things exist, and merely possible things do not.
Opposite
Origin
Translations
Estonian aktualism
- aktualismthe belief that only actual things exist
Finnish aktualismi
- aktualismithe belief that only actual things exist
French actualisme
- actualismethe belief that only actual things exist
German Aktualismus
- Aktualismusthe belief that only actual things exist
Italian attualismo
- attualismothe belief that only actual things exist
Polish aktualizm
- aktualizmthe belief that only actual things exist
Portuguese atualismo
- atualismothe belief that only actual things exist
Cite this entry
APA
actualism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/actualism
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“actualism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/actualism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “actualism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/actualism.
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